Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-08-06

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Tertiary.
20. Wilson, clerk in the postofice at
Kansas City, No., has been arrested for
robbing the mails, and confessed. He pune
tured letters with bodkin, and by micro
scope ascertained their contents. II no
money or postal notes we're seen the pune
tured places We're obiterated by rubber
Dan O'Brien, one of the foot-pads who
have committed several bold robberies a
St Paul and Minneapolis was arrested at
ST. Paul Tuesday evening. His confederate
Schafer was already in custody. O'Brien
Is only ~ years of age, a native of st. Paul,
q dashing criminal, though not an
altogether adrolt one.
At East Tawas, Mich, Mrs Walter f.
Travis playfully slapped her husbands
face in the presence Of a neighbor the other
day and Walter resented it He struck her
in the face several times, kicked her, and
knocked her to the ground. The woman's
injury may prove fatal, and Travis is in
Jail charged with sscrime less than MURDER
The injured woman was taken to neigh
boris house, and the brutal husband then
killed her canary, tried to make the dog eat
IT and failing nearly killed the dog for dis
obedience.
Fires and Casualties.
At Knob Lick, Mo-, on the 2Sth, two
freight trains collided, owing to mistake in
| orders and one of the engineers and a
brakeman were killed.
By collision on the 9th of construc-
ton train and freight train on the Chicago
| & Alton, r. b., near Hopedale, ILL.,, % OF
| the 100 men on the construction were killed
and fatally injured.
Armour's new beef house at Chicago,
burned on the 9th, loss 100000, insurance
$195, 900. The building covered nearly an
entire square. The Basement contained
| about Is, 600 hides. On the first floor were
| between 5000 and 1000 dressed cattle and
over LOCO undressed, while on the second
floor were 500 dressed sheep and about loo
hogs.
The four occupants of covered spring
wagon were killed at sRidgewood station
on the Pennsylvania r. r., two miles from
Reading, Pa, being run over at the crossing
by train at a. M, the 2Sth. The party
| and her children aged 8 and IS months, and
| Miss Fritz, aged IS. A boy of ID was driv-
ing, and may die from injuries received.
On the 2Sth, as mixed train was passing
over the Mount Savage bridge near
Cumberland, Md, on the Pittsburg division
OF the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. The
structure gave way, having been weakened
by flood. The engine and several cars
| were preclpitated into the stream Engineer
William Driscou and fireman William
Paysell were Instantly killed, and another
man badly injured. 3.
At2:4O Friday morning fire broke out in
bakery on Acker avenue, Chicago, the
second. third and fourth floors of the build
ing being occupied by families. Those on
the second floor got out in safety, but
twelve lives were lost among those upon the
other floors, and some injured; one fireman
lost his life in a heroic effort to save others.
The fire was caused by pot of grease boil.
! ing over on hot stove in the bakery where
We're two men drowsy from drink who
neglected to watch the stove. These men
are under arrest.
An express train on the B. & o. R. r.
was wrecked at York, Ind, causing the
death of the engineer and fireman. Nc
one else was hurt. The accident was
caused by misplaced switch. There is
good reason for the suspicion that the
accident was the result Of deliberate
attempt to wreck the train. Thirty
minutes before the passenger train passed
York an excursion train passed safely over
| the switch, and after the accident it was
|. found that the switch had been broken
open with heavy oaken clu5
Fire broke out in an old dairy stable in q
portion of Cincinnati, Ohio, known as Sop.
town, where some six acres were covered
| with tenements, dwellings,, shanties, dilapi.
dated stables, ETC., Friday afternoon and
al SoPtoWn was wiped out of existence
rs buildings exclusive of stables and sc
COWS were burned. Loss $1OO, 1000; very
light insurance. Five firemen were prostra.
ted, two dangerously.